Look what I found on newegg, DFI Crossfire board spotted!!!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 13, 2005, 11:35 PM

Look what I found on newegg, DFI Crossfire board spotted!!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165

(Yes of course thier sold out, hehehe)

Nice

but I hope thier not all that expensive

Lowfat · Oct 14, 2005, 01:46 AM

Sweet. The DFI NF2 SLI boards were around that much when released. They'll go down slightly.

BWX · Oct 14, 2005, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

Look what I found on newegg, DFI Crossfire board spotted!!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165

(Yes of course thier sold out, hehehe)

Nice

but I hope thier not all that expensive

The link just goes to the list of all DFI boards.

Lowfat · Oct 14, 2005, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

The link just goes to the list of all DFI boards.

they must of just deleted it

but i swear it was there.

BWX · Oct 14, 2005, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tulcakelume

they must of just deleted it

but i swear it was there.

Go into your internet cache and get the pics- and post them .... not that I don't believe you, but just so we can see.

Lowfat · Oct 14, 2005, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

Go into your internet cache and get the pics- and post them .... not that I don't believe you, but just so we can see.

couldn't find it. but it looks a lot like the DFI NF4 lanparty boards.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 14, 2005, 04:08 AM

let me see they did yank it, there was also a cross fire promotion
$100 off a future corssfire puchace etc...The crossfire X850's and regular
1800's

DFI board was neat , ram slots and CPU place switched places!!

EDIT:

DFI LanParty UT RDX200 Cross-Fire Socket 939 ATI RD480 AMD
Motherboard - Retail

Still works he He!!! they didn't remove the images!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...d%20-%20Retail

the promo

http://promotions.newegg.com/ATI/101...AC-theinquirer
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6512/promo2ni.jpg

Lowfat · Oct 14, 2005, 04:45 AM

um, where are the audio outputs? I only see SPDIF.

and why two chipsets?

Tipstaff · Oct 14, 2005, 05:50 AM

The 2 chipsets are: Northbridge Radeon Xpress 200, and Southbridge SB450. As for the audio connectors they are on a seperate "module" that you plug into the board. It's hard to tell from that picture, but there are slots on the board that allow for a module to sit between the PS2/SPDIF and the USB/IEEE ports. Take a look at THIS picture on DFIs site. In the top right you will notice the module. This module also has the front audio/mic connectors on it too.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 14, 2005, 06:36 AM

What shocked me is $239, thats awefull step for a motherboard

SFOSOK · Oct 14, 2005, 06:54 AM

The can probably charge that much because there is not much competition in Crossfire mobos to keep the price down.

Lowfat · Oct 14, 2005, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

The 2 chipsets are: Northbridge Radeon Xpress 200, and Southbridge SB450. As for the audio connectors they are on a seperate "module" that you plug into the board. It's hard to tell from that picture, but there are slots on the board that allow for a module to sit between the PS2/SPDIF and the USB/IEEE ports. Take a look at THIS picture on DFIs site. In the top right you will notice the module. This module also has the front audio/mic connectors on it too.

Why two chipsets though? Every other AMD64 motherboard only has one except for the ones with onboard video since they need a northbridge to share memory from the ram. But these boards don't have onboard video, that is why i am confused.

EfrainMan · Oct 14, 2005, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tulcakelume

Why two chipsets though? Every other AMD64 motherboard only has one except for the ones with onboard video since they need a northbridge to share memory from the ram. But these boards don't have onboard video, that is why i am confused.

It's only the nForce 3-4 that only use one chipset chip. ATi's Radeon Xpress and Via's K8 chipsets all use 2 chips.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 14, 2005, 10:35 PM

Most mobos these days are nF4 though, so people get used to 1 chip designs.

Lowfat · Oct 15, 2005, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Most mobos these days are nF4 though, so people get used to 1 chip designs.

hmm... I don't get why they do, since the memory controller is in the cpu, why do they need a northbridge....

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 15, 2005, 02:03 AM

prolly has sumtin to do with the crossfire setup??

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 15, 2005, 02:07 AM

Its for PCI-E...try accessing memory from the southbridge and it'd kill everything.

Tipstaff · Oct 15, 2005, 08:01 AM

Sorry for the late post.

Give the article on THIS page a read, Tulca. Page 1 & 2 talks about the Northbridge, while page 3 talks about the Southbridge.

Lowfat · Oct 15, 2005, 03:12 PM

Thanks, good read.

dipstick · Oct 17, 2005, 05:24 PM

If it could do both CF and SLI it would be worth that much

Love the layout though, looks like the new gen2 NF4 SLIx16 coming out soon.

EfrainMan · Oct 18, 2005, 05:47 PM

It's baaaaaaack: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165. And still $239.

Anand also has a full review of the sucka: http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2572. Enjoy

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 18, 2005, 10:13 PM

ouch that still pretty feaking steap, $75-$100 less and i'd buy one
also thier only SATA1

BWX · Oct 18, 2005, 11:09 PM

No IDE? That's stupid.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 18, 2005, 11:57 PM

No thats forward thinking

@Neon: SATA2 doesn't make a hell of alot of difference TBH, i.e. you'd notice it IF you benchmarked it and calculated the delta etc. but realworld it makes a very small difference.

BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

No thats forward thinking

No it's stupid since millions still have IDE drives and there is hardly any speed advantage if any to SATA..

Lowfat · Oct 19, 2005, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

No IDE? That's stupid.

It has IDE.. or am I missing something?

Lowfat · Oct 19, 2005, 01:54 AM

hola, this board sounds awesome.. First board to support 4DIMMS @ 1T

even though AMD says it is impossible.

BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulcakelume

It has IDE.. or am I missing something?

Maybe--
I didn't look, I must have misunderstood Neon..

Ahhh, he meant no Sata 2, not- no IDE..

So because of that.. LOL @

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L
No thats forward thinking

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 19, 2005, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

Maybe--
I didn't look, I must have misunderstood Neon..

Ahhh, he meant no Sata 2, not- no IDE..

So because of that.. LOL @

Yeah now it does sound goofy

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 19, 2005, 06:17 AM

Yes I talking about no SATA2 support.

Since they went through all the trouble of doing this board the least they
should of done it slap a SATA2 controller on there, Maybe a extra USB 2.0
conteller for those who notice the USB rates arent all that good on ATI boards.
Its not all that hard and for that price they can afford to do it LOL

EDIT: You could add a SATA2 PCIe card for like $20 but it not the point
with the price of this board and the fact thier already adding SATA ports
with another chip it woud be so simpe to add SATA2

Oct 13, 2005, 11:35 PM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Look what I found on newegg, DFI Crossfire board spotted!!! Look what I found on newegg, DFI Crossfire board spotted!!! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165 (Yes of course thier sold out, hehehe) Nice but I hope thier not all that expensive __________________

Oct 14, 2005, 01:46 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Sweet. The DFI NF2 SLI boards were around that much when released. They'll go down slightly. __________________

Oct 14, 2005, 04:08 AM	Thread Starter #7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	let me see they did yank it, there was also a cross fire promotion $100 off a future corssfire puchace etc...The crossfire X850's and regular 1800's DFI board was neat , ram slots and CPU place switched places!! EDIT: DFI LanParty UT RDX200 Cross-Fire Socket 939 ATI RD480 AMD Motherboard - Retail Still works he He!!! they didn't remove the images! http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...d%20-%20Retail the promo http://promotions.newegg.com/ATI/101...AC-theinquirer http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6512/promo2ni.jpg __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Nov 13, 2005 at 05:20 AM.

Oct 14, 2005, 04:45 AM	#8
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	um, where are the audio outputs? I only see SPDIF. and why two chipsets? __________________

Oct 14, 2005, 05:50 AM	#9
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	The 2 chipsets are: Northbridge Radeon Xpress 200, and Southbridge SB450. As for the audio connectors they are on a seperate "module" that you plug into the board. It's hard to tell from that picture, but there are slots on the board that allow for a module to sit between the PS2/SPDIF and the USB/IEEE ports. Take a look at THIS picture on DFIs site. In the top right you will notice the module. This module also has the front audio/mic connectors on it too. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Oct 14, 2005, 06:36 AM	Thread Starter #10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	What shocked me is $239, thats awefull step for a motherboard __________________

Oct 14, 2005, 06:54 AM	#11
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	The can probably charge that much because there is not much competition in Crossfire mobos to keep the price down. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 14, 2005, 10:35 PM	#14
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Most mobos these days are nF4 though, so people get used to 1 chip designs.

Oct 15, 2005, 02:03 AM	#16
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	prolly has sumtin to do with the crossfire setup??

Oct 15, 2005, 02:07 AM	#17
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Its for PCI-E...try accessing memory from the southbridge and it'd kill everything.

Oct 15, 2005, 08:01 AM	#18
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Sorry for the late post. Give the article on THIS page a read, Tulca. Page 1 & 2 talks about the Northbridge, while page 3 talks about the Southbridge. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Oct 15, 2005, 03:12 PM	#19
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Thanks, good read. __________________

Oct 17, 2005, 05:24 PM	#20
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	If it could do both CF and SLI it would be worth that much Love the layout though, looks like the new gen2 NF4 SLIx16 coming out soon.

Oct 18, 2005, 05:47 PM	#21
EfrainMan HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 198 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	It's baaaaaaack: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165. And still $239. Anand also has a full review of the sucka: http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2572. Enjoy __________________ My modest video card history: S3 Virge, 3DLabs Permedia 2, 3dfx Voodoo3 2000, 3dfx Voodoo5 5500, GeForce 3 Ti500, GeForce 4 Ti4600, Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon X800XT, Radeon X1900XT+Crossfire, GeForce 8800GTX, Radeon HD4870x2, Radeon HD5870, 2x Radeon HD6970

Oct 18, 2005, 10:13 PM	Thread Starter #22
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ouch that still pretty feaking steap, $75-$100 less and i'd buy one also thier only SATA1 __________________

Oct 18, 2005, 11:09 PM	#23
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	No IDE? That's stupid. __________________

Oct 18, 2005, 11:57 PM	#24
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	No thats forward thinking @Neon: SATA2 doesn't make a hell of alot of difference TBH, i.e. you'd notice it IF you benchmarked it and calculated the delta etc. but realworld it makes a very small difference.

Oct 19, 2005, 01:54 AM	#27
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	hola, this board sounds awesome.. First board to support 4DIMMS @ 1T even though AMD says it is impossible. __________________

Oct 19, 2005, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #30
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Yes I talking about no SATA2 support. Since they went through all the trouble of doing this board the least they should of done it slap a SATA2 controller on there, Maybe a extra USB 2.0 conteller for those who notice the USB rates arent all that good on ATI boards. Its not all that hard and for that price they can afford to do it LOL EDIT: You could add a SATA2 PCIe card for like $20 but it not the point with the price of this board and the fact thier already adding SATA ports with another chip it woud be so simpe to add SATA2 __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Nov 13, 2005 at 05:24 AM.